Chapter 393: I'll Fight for You Even at the Risk of It (6)
Public opinion fermented for three consecutive days, with different follow-up reports every day.
Tian Xin seemed determined to fight to the end. She didn't answer a single phone call in the past three days and didn't return to Xiaowan Village.
She asked Zhang Shuai to go back and tell Tian Fushun and Li Aiying that she was fine and asked them not to worry or pay attention to the reports.
The villagers seemed to have agreed on this. The news spread for a day, and the next day everyone went about their own business, with no one mentioning the matter again. Occasionally, people from neighboring villages would ask their relatives about the matter, and their responses were remarkably consistent: "No, don't ask any more. Be careful not to get involved too much and risk getting into trouble."
Tian Fushun and Li Aiying felt relieved and let her go.
The other side was not so peaceful.
The media reports are becoming more and more outrageous and ridiculous day by day, and more and more people are seeing the follow-up reports.
The incident became a hot topic of conversation on the streets and in high-end office buildings. By the third day, public opinion was largely one-sided, portraying Tian Xin as "a pitiful fiancée forced into a corner by the power of a wealthy family."
After hearing this, Tian Xin posted some information on the forum about how Liang Xiao bullied her in school.
Now the fire was completely ignited. Many netizens who were watching the show couldn't hold back and went straight to the gate of Liang Group to throw stones.
This is too much, it's really too much.
They shouted and pulled the banner to the company gate, printed out screenshots of posts about Tian Xin being bullied, and distributed the messages to every Liang employee they saw, from senior executives to cleaners, without exception.
Liang's termination contracts have piled up almost as high as a person, and the company's top management has issued statements again and again, but to no avail.
They couldn't confront the Lin family directly, much less attack Lin Zhou's fiancée. They could only swallow their anger and suppress the news, explaining to clients—it was incredibly frustrating.
But even so, the company's stock price could not hold up and began to fluctuate on the first day. By the third day, shareholders could not withstand the pressure and began to plunge. Several shareholders directly withdrew their funds and said goodbye to Liang Qiuye!
At that time, Liang Qiuye was listening to Li Qingning's analysis of the situation. Upon hearing this, he was so breathless that he almost fainted on the spot.
After being rescued, he knocked over the porridge that Li Qingning handed him, and his first words were: "Let your Lao Lin come over. Even if I say anything, I will withdraw this stock today."
Li Qingning couldn't sit still when she heard this, and quickly tried to persuade him: "Brother Liang, you are just saying this in anger, right? This matter was ultimately caused by that yellow-haired girl. Even if you are angry, let's not get the wrong person, right?"
"Yellow-haired girl? Humph." Liang Qiuye snorted coldly: "Isn't that yellow-haired girl your family's doing?"
"How is that possible?" Li Qingning hastily denied: "You've seen what happened these past few days. That girl didn't just target the Liang family, the Lin Group suffered as well."
"Isn't it your fault for underestimating the enemy? What were you doing right after the incident? It's too late to think about it now."
"Didn't I just come to discuss this with you, brother?" Li Qingning explained with an apologetic smile, "She's just a little girl, how much trouble can she cause?"
"You haven't seen how powerful that yellow-haired girl is. If she didn't have some skills, how could she cause such a mess? Do you have any way to deal with her? You can't even find her."
Li Qingning didn't take it seriously and smiled at him, "Brother, you're confused, aren't you? A poor girl, what's the point of putting Lin Zhou on the list? Now that Lin Zhou is in that state, you still won't let go, what's the point of making such a fuss? You've been smart all your life, don't be confused now!"
"You mean, she wants money?" "What else? Isn't that obvious enough?"
Liang Qiuye's frown relaxed after hearing this: "So, what do you mean, give her some money as a reward?"
But on second thought, he felt it wasn't possible. "But how can we resolve the current situation? We can't find her. The media can't suppress it even if we pay them. Many clients have terminated their contracts due to this incident, and the company's market value has shrunk significantly. Even if we get rid of her, what's the point?"
"That's even simpler," Li Qingning explained. "Before giving her the money, why not hold a press conference and have her explain to the media that this is all a misunderstanding?"
"Then she will be attacked by everyone. Do you agree?" Liang Qiuye remembered that Tian Xin had said to him before without any fear, "You don't know the pain unless the whip hits you." He felt that this girl was a bit stubborn and would not be so easy to talk to.
Besides, it is not certain whether this girl was created by Lin Zhenhua to confuse the public, so it is not good to offend her directly.
But Li Qingning swore and declared that she would take care of the matter.
Liang Qiuye thought again that maybe it was really as she said, so she just let her do it.
Li Qingning took the job, but was not in a hurry to leave.
She rolled her eyes and said, "Brother, this matter isn't important right now. What's important is that we quickly find a way to get Zhou Ruilian and Lao Lin to agree to a letter of apology and release Xiaoxiao and sister-in-law on bail."
How could Liang Qiuye not distinguish the importance of the matter? She sneered at her, "You say it's easy, but it's been so long since the incident, and your old Lin's attitude is ambiguous. He still hasn't said anything definite. I'm lying here unable to move, and there are ways to deal with them. Tell me, who will handle this? What should we do?"
"I'll go!" Li Qingning said casually, "At a time like this, who else would be willing to help your brother besides me?"
Her words were half threatening and half flattering. Even though Liang Qiuye was angry, there was nothing she could do - what she said made sense.
Well, now I am at the mercy of others and I have no choice but to bow my head.
He thought for a moment and told Li Qingning, "Okay, go find Lao Lin and Zhou Ruilian for me. I need to talk to them. I'll trouble you with the girl's matter."
After he finished speaking, he sighed and softened his tone: "Qing Ning, our Liang family is in trouble now, and we are relying on you. If we can get through this crisis safely, I, Old Liang, will take care of Ruirui's affairs."
This was exactly what Li Qingning wanted to hear, but she was no pushover, so she simply said, "What are you talking about? We are a family. If that mother and son hadn't suddenly appeared, we wouldn't have ended up like this.
"In fact, it's their problem. Don't worry, I'll get rid of that girl, and then it's up to you, old brother, to take care of the old man and the disabled one."
When Li Qingning went back to find Lin Zhenhua, he was also unable to hold on.
At the entrance to the Lin Group, a massive "wedding photo" of Lin Zhou and Tian Xin, along with their wedding invitation, was displayed. Tian Xin had someone create a composite of the photos and posted them online, where they became a powerful weapon for netizens to sympathize with the couple's plight.
Most of them were girls, and they admired Tian Xin's courage in pursuing love. How could they let go of such an unreasonable future father-in-law?
So people started to criticize him, writing posts and cursing him, and even put the photo up at the door, saying, "Chairman Lin relies on his wealth and power to separate a couple, bully the weak, and has no understanding of love at all."
Lin Zhenhua's reaction was the same as Liang Qiuye's, he was extremely angry.
When Li Qingning came over, he was asking his public relations manager to go to the media to suppress the matter.
But people from the public relations department had already gone there in groups, and not only had they failed to suppress the situation, but this time when they went out, even the public relations manager was beaten back by the huge crowd at the door.
This time, as soon as Li Qingning opened her mouth to speak, she was slapped back by him.
"Are you stupid? Huh? Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey?" Lin Zhenhua was furious, his eyes wide as copper bells. He pointed at her and cursed, "You let Lao Liang use this as an excuse to threaten me at a time like this. You're just hoping that our Lin Group will go bankrupt so you can use the proceeds to pay her daughter's bail, aren't you?"
Li Qingning was hit and staggered, almost scared to death.
But she calmed down for a while and went over to stick to Lin Zhenhua again.
She used her usual technique, first helping Lin Zhenhua lean against the back of the chair, and then reached out and used her two middle fingers to massage his temples carefully.
"Lao Lin, don't be angry. It's my fault." She coaxed him softly, "I was just worried and upset because you couldn't eat or sleep these past few days. I couldn't help it, so I went to see him. I wanted to get this over with as soon as possible so we could go back to the way we were before."
"I really didn't expect that girl to be so capable. She actually knew how to use the media to stir up trouble. It seems like she's learned a lot from being with Xiao Zhou."
A simple sentence, killing three birds with one stone.
Lin Zhenhua was obviously fooled by her. After hearing her soft words, he quickly calmed down and took her hand to coax her: "You are still the most considerate!"
Upon hearing this, Li Qingning continued to express her opinion: "Actually, Sister Zhou is quite pitiful right now. I want to go see Xiao Zhou, but I'm afraid she'll misunderstand. Can you go with me? You know, she has always disliked me."
Lin Zhenhua was stunned, but didn't rush to express his opinion. He asked her, "Do you want to go see Xiao Zhou?"
"No matter what, I'm still a stepmother, but a stepmother is still a mother! People say stepmothers are vicious. Xiao Zhou is like this now. If I don't go, I'll be criticized again. Think about it for so many years..."
As she spoke, she pretended to sob, but in fact not a single tear came out.
Lin Zhenhua hated women crying the most, so he quickly stopped her and said, "Alright, alright, go if you want to. I also have something to talk to her about, so let's go together."
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